GRAPHIC NEWS. SpeoraL miihatinn ro Tug EXAMINER.

SCOTT ACT ELECTION,

Polling Eighth January

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Orrawa, Nov. 29.

The petition for an election in the City of Charlottetown to repeal the Canada Tem- perance Act having been found regular, and three years having elapsed since the last election, au Order in Council has been passed calling for voting for and against the petition, and Thursday, the eighth day of January has been fixed as election day.

PARNELL 'S MANIFBSTO

Will Not Retire Voluntarily.

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THE SCOTCH LIBERALS MOVING.

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Lonpvon, Nov. 28.

Parnell’s manifesto was made public t! is afternoon. It definitely setties that ae will not voluntarily retire from the leader: ship of the Irish parliamentary party. The manifesto deals with all questions at great length, and sets forth why, in Parnell’s opinion, it would be disastrous to the best interests of the party for him to with- draw at the present time. Parnell defies his political opponents, and appeals to the people of Ireland to sustaim him in the stand he has taken.

Lonvon, Nov. 28,

A canvass was conducted by members of the Irish Parliamentary Party opposed to Parnell’s retention of the party leeadership with a view to ascertain how the poll is likely to go at Monday's meeting. The re- sult was the securing of pledges from 53 members of the party to vote against Parnell. The adherents of Parnell who announced their intention to stick to the old leader through thick and think number 23, and eight are doubtful.

Lonpon, Nov. 29.

At a meeting of the Scotch Liberal mem- bers of Parliament to-day, a resolution was adopted declaring that Parnell ought to re- tire from the Irish leadership.

Lonpon, Nov. 29.

One of Carnell's closest personal friends declares that Parnell _ re- yards the movement to expel as a radical revenge for his support of the Royal Guards last summer, and that he will resist to the last this attempt to destroy the indepen- - dence of the Irish party and make them a mere appendage to the Liberalparty. Glad- stone will not return to Hawarden to-day, but will await in London a settlement of the crisis in the Home Rule party. The Irish Catholic heirarchy is unanimios in its opivion that Parnell should retire. The rulers of the Church in Ireland do not desire to appear as lowering the Catholic members of the Commons, but their opicion will be pro- nounced publicly if there is any attempt to white-wash Parnell at the National Meeting on Motday.

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Surrendering French Rights.

Panis, Nov. 28. Reports current among the French fish- ermen that the government have surrend- dered rights of France on the French shore of Newfoundland, has elicited the state- ment frora the Minister of Murine that there is now less question of ceding French rights in Newfoundland to Great Britain

than ever.

Bradlaugh’s Amendment Rejected.

Lonpon, Nov. 38.

The House of Commons, by 185 to 152, rejected the amendment proposed by Brad- laugh disapproving of the Government's proposal to commute hereditary pensions at 27 years purchase.

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High School Burned.

Montreal, Nov. 28. The Montreal High School, valued at $60,000, was burned to the ground this evening. The institution was attended by 350 pupils and ten teachers.

Found Guilty.

MontTrReEAL, Nov. 28. Graham & Ford, who were charged with obtaining money from the Bank of Montreal, and H. and A. Allan pretending the same was to establish a firemen’s fund, were found guilty to-day in the Queen's bench.

Arranging for a Reception.

Orrawa, Nov, 28. Irish sympathisers held a meeting here to-night to arrange for a reception for Dillon and O’Bnen.

Sudden Death.

Orrawa, Nov. 28.

J. J. Gemmil, Barrister, dropped dead in his cftice to-day, Cause, heart disease.

Weather Bulletin.

Toronto, Nov. 29.—10 a. m. Fresh to strong north-west to west winds ; mostiy fair weather, with light local snow; not much change in temperature,

— An opinion was handed down in the state supreme court at Tacoma, Wash, last week which will result in the releasing vf about fifty prisoners from the peniten- tiary in that state. The state constitution went into effect November llth, 1889, and the criminals in question were tried in ac- cordance with its provisions, The court helds that they should have been tried un- der the territoria) laws which were in effect when the crime was committed. All the criminals convicted under the state law for times committed before the coustitution went into effect will be released.

Embracing a New Life of Jesus the Christ and a History of Palestine and its Peo- ple, by Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D, including Dr. Talmage’s account of his journey to, through and from the Christ- tand.”’

This work—now on sale at the Diamond Bookstore— is illustrated with more than four hundred excellent engravings of the deeply interesting scenes, places and people of the Holy Land. Many of these engrav- ings are from paintings by the great mas- ters—paintings which have for centuries enriched the galleries aud cathedrals of Arcerica, The letter press is in the pictur- esque and ¢ffective style of Dr. Talmage. There are nearly seven hundred pages in the book-—all relating to historic incidents and scenes of the deepest interest to every Christian man, woman and child. The book will prove a profitable addition to every family library. Published by Wim. Briggs, Toronto ; for sale by T. L. Chap- pelle, Charlottetown.

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Parnell and the **Times.”

The Pall Mali Gezette says: The Parnell- ite business has cost the Times £180,000. That is the exact figure, everything includ- ed, and it has been paid bytheshareholders of the paper foregoing their div idends for the last year and for the first six months of this year. The Walters, however, are not losers to the extent commonly supposed, for John Walters stands towards the paper in a two-fold capacity. He is the owner of 16 shares out of 60, and the dividend on each share for 1889 was £3,000. ;Therefore John Walter's loss was, on his 16 shares, £48,000. But he is also printer of the Times, and his printing business is kept separate from the publishing. He euppplies paper, ink, printing, etc., and the prolits thereon belong exclusively to him. On these he lost nothing, for it was decided that the printer of the paper could not be called upon to bear any share in the general losses accruing to the publishing depart- ment. The whole of the £180,000 has now been paid off, and as the circulation of the paper and its receipts for advertisements have increased, it is reckoned that a divi- dend of £2,000 will be paid per share at the close of this year.

In reference to the above a correspondent remarks: The Pall Mall Gazette is in the main right. But I hear from a reliable source thrt the entife cost to the Times in the Parnell business has been quite £200,- 000 (or one miliion dollars ) The fivancial position of the Walters in reference to the paper is about correctly stated in the Gazette’s article, only the profits of the paper are still considerably over £100,000 a year.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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Letter From Mr. Bruce.

In aletter in last, Wednesday’s EXAMINER, Mr. L. H. Davies rather unfairly tries to make the public believe that I wrote the letter signed ‘Attaching Creditor,” which appeared in your previous issue, by using the words, “‘evidently believing that the case was of sufficient importance to justify further criticism, ycu publish yesterday a long letter from ‘Attaching Creditor,’ against whom judgment was given.”

Any person reading that letter would know that I did not write it; and I may add, that while | fully approve of it, I knew nothing whatever about it till 1 saw it in print.

Mr, Davies says he advised the repeal. On a little reflection I think he will find that he was not on this Island when the case was tried before the County Court Judge, nor when the appeal was advised or taken out.

Iam not a lawyer, and know but very little about law, but I think | know some- thirg about equity.

I say that it was an appeal from a pro- ceeding to enforce a judgment in the County Court for $59.22 recovered over five years ago, on a debt for clothing, against, Joseph Taylor, City Surveyor, who receives a salary of $500 per year.

The Judge of the County Court ordered the month’s salary due to him by the City ($41.66) to be paid to me,

The Supreme Court, in reversing his decision, ordered that I should pay the costs of the appeal, which amount to more than the whole debt.

This is what Mr. Davies cails ‘‘good equity.” It may be law, and good law for the man who wants to evade the payment of an undisputed debt; but the soundness of it no fairminded man will admit.

D. A. Bruce.

—_—__- 4 >o_-—-— The Temperance Campaign.

Srr,—I must certainly take exception to the general tenor of the leading article in your impression of yesterday. leferring to one of the speakers you ssy: ‘*But he failed, he did not attempt, to show that the Scott Act has proved a defence for those in this community who are subject to fall from temperance into the slough of drunkenness. With the developments of the Jordon and Bevan cases fresh in his memory, how could the rev. gentleman argue that this true principle of the duty of the community to pass and enforce liws for the protection of the weak and blind has been illustrated in Charlottetown by the operation of the Scott Act.” *

So far as 1 know, it has never been claim- ed that this Act, or any act you could name, would completely wipe out the liquor evil and cover such cases as you have named§; but what we do contend is, as the Rev. Mr. Lloyd so very concisely put it, **the Canada Temperance Act i3 a a fair, eqnare, honest attempt to deal with the liquor evil, and when honestly ad- ministered will prove i'self tole a powerful lever against the liquor traflic.” The very fact. that convictions for drunkenness have diminished cone half under the Scott Act, and that wherever the Scott Act has been

repealed, drunkeness and crime have in- creased in the same rativ, ought to be

enough tocommend its retention ameng thinking people. Fairu.

It is said that a mountain of mica has been discovered up the North Thompson river, in Britiah Columbia. The indications are that the mica is of avery fine quality, and almost unlimited in quantity.

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The Seott Act Petition.

Sin,--Upon one or twopointsin your able article headed **The Temperance Cam- paign,” in your issue of yesterday, I wish to put you right. You complain that the promoters of the Scott Act petition know that if the Act be defeated at the coming election, there will be no law to take its place. You will remember that the Gov- ernment in the year 1887, introduced 4 |i- cense law for the purpose of regulating the sale of liquor should the Scott Act de de- feated.in that year. This was the right thing to do. What was the result; Such a storm was raised by the Opposition that the Bili had to be withdrawn. It was contended iu the Legislature and by tem- perance people outside that if was un- just to weaken the temperance sen- timent among the people by the passing of a license lawf; that it was unfair to assume that the Scott Act would ever be defeated; and that until it was defeated no license law should be passed. It was to strength- en men in their good opinion of the Scott Act that all this was done. The desire to give no license law to the City of Char- lottetown until the Scott be defeated is as strong on the part of the members of the Legislature to-day as it was three years ago. This being the case, the promoters of the petition for the repeal of the Scott Act can do nothing in the direction of the en- actment of a license law until this Act is defeated at the polls. The Scott Act must first be repealed by the people before the people can expect a substitute. The best evidence of this is what I have already men- tioned—the withdrawal of the Bill.

As to “free rum,” this is simply an im- possibility. The Legislature will meet be- fore the Scott Act can legally expire by de-

feat. Be fair to the promoters of the pe- tition. They are not trying to deceive the public. They signed the petition, as they

had a right to, and they believe in a better law than the Scott] Act—a law regulating the sale of liquor by license.

CrrizEN.

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OURSELVES,

rFVWE FIRST OF A COURSE OF LEC. TURES before the Benevolent Irish Society of Charlottetown, will be delivered by

The Hon, Senator Howian,

andReies

THE LYCEUNI,

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Monday Ki. vening,

Sth DECEMBER NEXT,

Aid of the Funds of the Benevolent lhish Society.

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SUBJECT :—“ OURSELVES.”

Admission, 10 cts. ; Reserved Sea's, 15 cts. Doors open at 7.30. Lecture at 8 S. BOLGER, Chai:man Lecture Committee, nov29 pat tl 9th.

AUCTION SALE

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House and Lot at Brighton.

HE unéersignued will. on SATURDAY. the Sixth day of December next, at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon, sei] by Auction, oa the Premises, tne Cottage and about One Acre of Land situate on th? Brighten Road, oppo- site the City Park, adjoining the residence of Senator Howlan. A good title guaranteed.

R. BH AIRSTO, Auctioneer.

nov29—dy To All Whom it may Concern.

HEREAS certaia malicieus'y disposed persons have systematically and per- sistently been making and circulating false and libel!ous statements as to my professional qualifications, etc. Tke notice, that if this libellous conduct is pursued, ] bave inst: ucted my Solicitors, Messrs. Peters & Peters, to prosecute apy such with the utmost rigor fo the law.

GEO. A. BAYNES,

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